After this post someone pm'd me almost word for word what you said. "I rubbed up against my boyfriend's leg and even though he didn't cum, could i be pregnant? I'm a virgin btw". And I sent back a sarcastic reply (figuring it was one of us joking about this post) and they said I hope you're not serious bc I am. I was so mad. Like did she just pick a random person to pm that question to?
Not only do people ask messed up ?'s in the wrong place but post those nasty pics with blood on a piece of toilet paper or green cm. how disgusting! I try to not go on the ttc forum anymore cause it's hard not to notice. Help! Then the question what do you think this could be?
I know i make super long replies but I just find it hard for me personally to have compassion for ppl who are essentially making a mockery of the pain of infertility..
I know to some women, one month of trying is just devastating but I don't see how you expect women who have tried for years or have medical issues preventing pregnancy to feel sorry for them. I equate it to complaining to a man with no legs that you have to walk.
Maybe I didn't get the "super compassionate" gene or something... like I said - call me what you want but I honestly don't get it....
That's why I can't venture into those general boards or birth groups. Everyone seems ungrateful...
I just posted a similar rant last week and pissed so many people off ? I completely understand!
How about the girl who is 18 and sleeping with a married man, trying to get pregnant to keep him?
Or I saw a post several months ago, but it was two teens, maybe 15 at the most, and she posted a picture of them and wanted to know 'if we have a baby, will it be cute?'.
People are ridiculous.
Toria: omg really!!?? Now that's just someone who is not only stupid but desperate as well.
Or "my boyfriend doesn't want a baby but I do and stopped taking my birth control without him knowing but I'm still no falling pregnant and cannot get tested without him realizing what's up, but it's been 3 months already!" This was a post I saw on an "infertility" thread in TTC.
Those questions make me furious. Or "how can I get clomid online bc I've been trying for 4 months and my dr won't help me even though I KNOW I'm infertile!!- UPDATE: I got pregnant with my MIRACLE BABY and am 5wks today! Miracles DO happen, keep the faith ladies, it will happen for you too!"
Cphelps: !? Really? I don't understand why nothing is being done about this. If this site were like FB they would already have been banned from the site.
Don't get me started on the teachable moment. There are grown women mostly on here asking these dumb questions who are most certainly immature and I can not stand it when someone tries to be diplomatic about the situation and say we need to learn from this and use this as a teachable moment. Give me a break. Why would I give someone a lesson about infertility when they boldly stated they are pregnant have no fertility issues but ask questions like these geared towards women who struggle with infertility? I don't think so.
You go girl!! Your story I hope inspired a great many of us not to give up hope and keep going. For all the blood, sweat and tears here's a hug for you! I'm so happy for you that everything's going well.
I agree. We shouldn't have to put up with this kind of treatment. It's unfair and inconsiderate. Usually when I see post that asks questions like these I roll my eyes and skip over it but sometimes there's that one post that comes along that steers me the wrong way and then just don't stand by and say nothing.
I sent a note to our MODERATOR about this a few weeks ago and of course, NOTHING WAS DONE! Then I got an email from alt12 noting that I had addressed the moderator in one of my posts and that I should send concerns to community@alt12 or something like that. Why hasn't the MODERATOR done anything? I ALREADY SENT my request in alt12... the ball is in your court. Do something about these annoying posts. And YES, they are annoying -for all the bleeding hearts who want to try and defend these women who post such nonsense here or say it's a teaching moment. It may be, but that doesn't automatically make it hurt less.
Call me what you want or even point out that i, in fact, am pregnant now after struggling and finally finding success with ivf and thousands of dollars of my own money already spent on treatments. But I still struggled and can still identify with the pain those posts bring. I am very defensive when it comes to you gals and your experiences, feelings, etc...
If the moderator was truly moderating, maybe we would not have so many of these questions pop up....
I just don't think it's fair that we have to keep smiling and answering these questions, being nice and playing along while these posters trample all over our feelings.
Rant over, maybe....
In a way I want to laugh but then I would like to tell that person to go sell crazy some place else!
After some of the jacked questions I've seen in the wrong places, this does not surprise me. It seems as though she singled you out.